Garment hanger



Feb. 6, 1951 u z GARMENT HANGER Filed Dec. 30, 1949 40 Edward PUfZ I NVEl'v' TOR.

Patented Feb. 6, 1951 UNITED STATES ATENT "FFHIE 2,540,546 GARMENTHANGER Edward R. Putz, Visalia, Calif.

Application December 30, 1949, Serial No. 136,124

2 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structuralrefinements in garment hangers, and the principal object of theinvention is to facilitate convenient, expeditious and emcient hangingof garments, particularly trousers, and the like.

An important feature of the invention resides in the provision of meansfor expeditiously applying garments to the hanger and removing the sametherefrom, while some of the advantages of the invention lie in itssimplicity of construction, in its pleasing appearance, and in itsadaptability to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects and features in view, and suchother objects and features as may become apparent as this specificationproceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement andconstruction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention in situ on a wall;

Figure 2 is a sectional View thereof, taken substantially in the planeof the line 2-2 in Figure 1; and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional detail, taken substantially in theplane of the line 3-3 in Figure 1.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in thespecification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the inventionconsists of a garment hanger designated generally by the referencecharacter it, the same embodying in its construction a stationary member52 including a vertical flange it which is attachable by suitablescrewsit to a support such as a wall it, while a horizontal top 28extends forwardly from the upper edge of the flange M and is extended atthe front thereof to provide a downward continuation constituting atransversely elongated, stationary jaw 22.

A coacting movable jaw 24 is disposed between the stationary 'jaw 22 andthe flange it and is provided with an upward extension 25 which, inturn, is equipped at the upper edge thereof with a pair of forwardlyangulated or arcuated tongues 28, the latter being movably seated in apair of notches or slots 3% provided in the lateral edge portions or"the aforementioned top 2t, as will be clearly apparent.

By virtue of this arrangement the movable jaw 24 is swingable toward andaway from the stationary jaw 22 as indicated at 32 in Figure 2,

and a compression spring 34 is interposed between the movable jaw 24 andthe flange [4 for the purpose of urging the movable jaw against thestationary jaw 22. If desired, suitable spring seats or bosses 38 may beprovided on the flange it! and the extension 26 of the movable jaw 25,respectively, for the purpose of preventing displacement of the spring,while elongated pads or strips 2!], 42 may be amxed by adhesive, or thelike, to opposing surfaces of the two jaws 22, 24, respectively, as isbest shown in Figure 2.

ihe movable jaw 24 is substantially longer and wider than the stationaryjaw 22 so that it pro jects at the bottom and at both ends beyond thecorresponding bottom and ends of the stationary jaw, as is indicated at4 3, :38 in Figures 1 and 2, respectively. Accordingly, when theinvention is placed in use, the cuffs of a pair of trousers 48, or asimilar garment, may be simply applied to the projecting portions of themovable jaw 24 and by exerting rearward pressure thereon, the movablejaw may be swung backwardly away from the stationary jaw 22 against theresiliency of the spring 35, after which the pressure on the garment maybe relaxed while the cuffs of the garment are raised to a positionbetween the pads ea 42 and the movable jaw 2d, under the action of thespring 34, will then swing forwardly toward the stationary jaw and thegarment will be frictionally engaged and firmly retained between the twojaws until it is removed by simple, downward jerking.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will beclearly understood from the foregoing disclosure and, accordingly,further description thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new 1s:

1. In a garment hanger, the combination of a stationary member includinga vertical flange attachable to a support, a horizontal top extendingforwardly from the upper edge of said flange and provided in side edgeportions thereof with notches, and a transversely elongated stationaryjaw extending downwardly from the front of said top, a coacting movablejaw disposed between the stationary jaw and said flange,

a plurality of arcuate tongues projecting upwardly from said movablejaw, said tongues being movably seated in said notches whereby themovable jaw may be swung toward and away from the stationary jaw, and acompression spring mounted on said flange and the movable jaw for urgingthe latter toward the stationary jaw to frictionally hold a garmenttherebetween.

2. The device as defined in claim 1, wherein said movable jaw istransversely elongated and 10 projects at both ends beyond thestationary jaw.

EDWARD R. PU'I'Z.

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